Hideya Kawanishi , an associate professor of Japanese history at Kobe College. He was commenting on the wedding of Britain's Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, who was once divorced, saying that in Japan, a woman like Markle would not even be considered as a wife for a male heir to the throne.
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It's not written in the Imperial House Law, but no divorcee would ever be considered a possibility.
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Steven Fennel
Hey buddy, the year 2018 called. They're waiting for you to arrive
borscht
It’s not him that’s in the 17th century, it’s the unwritten expectations of the Imperial Household Agency and its so-called administrators.
kurisupisu
Give Japan another 200 years to wake up and all will be well......
Ricky Kaminski
Ever.
Luddite
The fact Harry isn't heir to the throne seems to have eluded this professor, that and the irrefutable fact that foreigners and bi racial people need not apply also.
Japan and the autocrats of the IHA need to enter the 21st century in regard to these things.
tmarie
I love how there is zero consideration given to the thoughts and feelings of the person getting married...
Tokyo TT
I think that his comments may just be the tip of the iceberg to an inherent aversion to foreigners and things directly foreign much less divorcees. Hence successful foreign brands usually have a Japan-only limited edition to play to the Japanese ethos of exclusivity and exceptionalism.
Aly Rustom
and this twit is an associate professor of Japanese history at Kobe College??